Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 23 · Arjuna
Bhagavad Gita 11.23 · Rupam Mahatte
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं
महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम् ।
बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं
दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाहम् ॥
rūpaṃ mahatte bahuvaktranetraṃ
mahābāho bahubāhūrupādam |
bahūdaraṃ bahudaṃṣṭrākarālaṃ
dṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitāstathāham ||
Translation
Seeing your immense form, mighty-armed one, with its many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many bellies, and dreadful with many tusks, the worlds are shaken — and so am I.
Context
Spoken by Arjuna in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — “The Vision of the Universal Form”, which has 55 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.23 mean?
Seeing your immense form, mighty-armed one, with its many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many bellies, and dreadful with many tusks, the worlds are shaken — and so am I.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.23?
Arjuna, in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form).
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